ninepin

Thân thiện

A child knocks down a ninepin with a rolling ball.

Definition

Noun: 1. A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or skittles: A ninepin is a tall, slender, typically wooden object, wider at the base and neck, which is set upright to be knocked down by a ball or disc in the games of ninepins or skittles.

Usage

The word "ninepin" refers specifically to the physical pin used in a particular bowling game. It is a countable noun. - It is used to describe the pin itself: a set of ninepins, a wooden ninepin. - It is used in the context of the game's action: to knock down a ninepin, to set up the ninepins.

Examples

• The player rolled the ball and struck the center ninepin.
• In traditional skittles, the ninepins are arranged in a diamond formation.
• He carefully stood each ninepin upright on the alley.

Advanced Usage

• "Like a ninepin": An idiom used to describe someone or something that falls over easily or is knocked down forcefully.
  • The strong gust of wind knocked him over like a ninepin.

Variants and Related Words

• Ninepins (noun): The game itself, played with nine pins.
  • They spent the afternoon playing ninepins in the garden.
• Skittle (noun): A synonym for a ninepin, commonly used in British English for the pin used in the game of skittles.

Synonyms

• Skittle
• Bowling pin (though this is a more general term for pins used in ten-pin bowling)

Related Idioms

• "Go down like ninepins": To fall or be defeated in rapid succession.
  • During the economic crisis, small businesses went down like ninepins.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

Từ đồng nghĩa

• skittle
• skittle pin